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It was damaged by a powerful storm that hit the Scandinavian country over the weekend and was closed due to safety concerns at the time of the incident.

To make matters worse, Frederik and his convoy, which included a police car and a car from the Danish Security and Intelligence Service, used the bridge for a second time as they returned in the early hours of Monday morning.

The royal had been attending the DR Sport 2014 event in Herning, an televised gala evening similar to the BBC's Sports Personality of the Year.

Unsafe: The Storebæltsbroen Bridge was damaged during storms on Saturday night

Dangerous: The incident took place as Frederik was travelling to Herning on the Jutland peninsular

Sporty: Frederik, seen here playing golf last summer, was attending the DR Sport event

Visitor: Frederik, seen here standing behind Prince William, was in the UK for September's Invictus Games

Inspiration: During the Herning event, Frederik told triathlete Camilla Pedersen that she is 'inspiring'

The incident has caused much controversy in Denmark with the prince yesterday forced to make an apology following a slew of negative headlines.

His apology came in the form of a short statement issued by the Danish Royal Court, which read simply: 'It was a wrong decision to continue with the car, the Crown Prince regrets it.

'The Crown Prince is sorry that it happened and understands that the situation caused more frustration and anger among the people who had waited for hours to cross the bridge.'

The incident has been widely reported in Denmark and on royal websites such as Royalista.com, which earlier the same day, had praised Frederik for a speech made during the DR Sport event.

According to the website, the royal had been on good form during the event and had told Danish triathlete Camilla Pedersen that she is 'an inspiration'.

The news of Crown Prince Frederik's dice with death on the bridge comes in the wake of another royal scandal, this time concerning the British royal family.

Court documents filed in the US allege that Prince Andrew had a sexual relationship with an underage girl who was, at the time, being abused by Jeffrey Epstein, a convicted paedophile and former friend of the royal.

Prince Andrew has strongly denied the claims with Buckingham Palace issuing a statement that described the claims as 'completely untrue'.

‘It is emphatically denied that the Duke of York had any form of sexual contact or relationship with Virginia Roberts,' the statement continued. 'Any claim to the contrary is false and without foundation.'